The Ouachita Telegraph - Governor Howkins Dies Date: Oct 2000 Submitted by: Lora Peppers ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, February 4, 1871 Page 2, Column 6 MISCELLANEOUS. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 30. — E.H. Moss, colored, under indictment for outraging the daughter of C. Courtois, was shot and killed by the father of the girl last night while prowling around Courtois' house. The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, September 6, 1873 Page 2, Column 2 MOREHOUSE. [From the Republican, 28th.) A COLD BLOODED MURDER. — James Folson, an honest, industrious colored man, was shot down near his home on Saturday evening. He owned and cultivated the Magruder place. Had been to Bastrop on Saturday on some business and as he returned was waylaid on the road some half mile from home by some cold blooded assassin, or assassins, who lodged twenty- eight buckshot in him. Contrary, probably, to the expectation of his murderer, or murderers, Providence spared his life till his wife and some friends reached the spot. He made to them some dying declarations and expired. The testimony before the Coroner's Jury, and other circumstances, implicated Mr. Thomas Y. Elton and Mr. Columbus Hayden in the murder. They are now undergoing a preliminary examination before Judge Wheeler and we forbear for the present further comment. The Ouachita Telegraph Friday, March 9, 1877 Page 1, Column 6 FOUR MEN LYNCHED. On last Monday night the warehouse of Mr. Therrouse, on the Macon, was destroyed by fire. The warehouse had a considerable amount of freight in it, and it is supposed was first plundered and then burned. No clue to the perpetrators of the fiendish deed has been found up to this writing. P.S. – Since the above was in type we have received the information that after the burning steps were immediately taken to ascertain who were the perpetrators of the deed, and it ws found that a number of negroes were the authors of it. They were arrested and placed in the hands of Constable W.A. Craig, and during the night were taken from him by an armed body of men. This morning four of the number were found dead, hanging by the neck to branches of trees on the Delhi and Harrisonburg road. There were nine negroes engaged in the theft and arson. The following are the names of those found hung: Gabe Hill, Ves Thomas, Lou Duncan, and turner Griffin. The others are missing. -- Franklin Sun. The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, October 22, 1887 Page 2, Column 6 MADISON. NICKSBURG, Miss., Oct. 16. – Henry Hunt, a negro deputy sheriff of Madison parish, La., shot and killed a negro man at Milliken’s Bend yesterday evening. Hunt was trying to arrest him, and was seriously cut before he shot the man. The Ouachita Telegraph Friday, September 27, 1878 Page 1, Column 6 BOUTTE, LA., Sept. 16. – A difficulty occurred last eveing in the store of Chancelet Chaix, at St. Charles court house, between Charlie Baptiste, colored, and N.W. St. Martin, ex-deputy sheriff, and son of N.V. St. Martin, district attorney pro tem., which resulted in Baptiste being stabbed and instantly killed by St. Martin. The latter was arrested and lodged in jail. During the night a mob estimated at from 100 to 2000, broke open the jail, took the prisoner out and literally riddled him with bullets beyond all recognition. It is supposed that he received the contents of no less than fifty guns. The Ouachita Telegraph Friday, July 30, 1880 Page 2, Column 5 FRANKLIN. On Sunday morning last, the body of Isaac green, colored, who had been put I jail Saturday morning, charged with entering the sleeping department of Miss Elvira Moore in the night time, was found, by the citizens of Winnsborugh, suspended to a tree about 200 yards from the jail. In the absence of the Coroner, Justice Burn summoned a jury, who, after viewing the body, took it down and placed it in charge of friends of deceased by whom it was buried that evening. On Monday morning the inquest was held. Several persons were examine, but no clue whatever was found as to who committed the hanging. There were two other colored men confined in the jail at the time Green was taken out, who testified that about 12 o’clock Saturday night a mob of some 15 or 20 men came to the jail. Three of the party came up the steps, broke open the door and took Green out and secured the door on the prisoners inside. After spending all day in examining witnesses, without eliciting anything further than the above, the Coroner’s jury rendered as their verdict that Isaac Green came to his death, on Saturday, July 17th, 1880, by being hanged by a mob of persons unknown to the jury. There are crimes of such a nature that the friends of the injured party seldom wait for the tardy application of justice, and of such appears to have been that attempted by Green, yet we cannot but regret that the law was not allowed to have taken its course. - Franklin Sun. The Ouachita Telegraph Friday, March 4, 1881 Page 2, Column 3 On last Sunday two colored men named Henry Travis and John Harris were engaged in gambling in Freetown, a village about six miles above Hahnville, when a dispute arose and some angry words were exchanged between them. Travis claimed that Harris owed him ten cents, and Harris paid the demand. This repeated when Harris gave him another dime. Again the same demand was made when Harris refused to comply. Then after an exchange of abusive language and curses Travis drew a pistol and pointed it at Harris. A crowd had gathered in the meantime and Harris pushing his way through it followed Travis, who had retreated across the road to the levee, and drawing a revolver fired three shots two of which took effect in the body of Travis, who died on Monday morning from the effects of the wounds. Amid the excitement created Harris escaped and has thus far eluded the officers. It was afterward ascertained that the pistol used by Travis was unloaded and was out of repair and the cylinder could not be made to revolve. – St. Charles Herald. The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, July 24, 1886 Page 2, Columns 4 and 5 CADDO George Harison, colored was hung in Shreveport Friday, 16th inst., for the murder of George Allen, also colored The crime was committed on the 4th of last January. The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, October 23, 1886 Page 2, Column 4 RICHLAND Lewis Thomas, colored, was shot and killed by Ben Hogan, also colored, Monday of last week. The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, May 14, 1887 Page 2, Column 4 WEST CARROLL. Richard Goodwin and Gracy Blanton, both colored, charged with having robbed and burned the store of A.L. McBain, were taken from jail by a body of masked and armed men and hung to a tree about a half mile north of town. Goods were found in their possession which had been stolen from the store, and the woman confessed everything. The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, June 4, 1887 Page 2, Column 6 DE SOTO. On last Saturday night the 8 o’clock passenger train ran over and killed one Charlie Brown. The inquest revealed that the said Charlie Brown came to his death while intoxicated and asleep on the track and was run over by the train. Charlie was a colored man and was drinking during the evening and demonstrated the fact clearly in the presence of many of our citizens. – Robeline Reporter. The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, July 2, 1887 Page 2, Column 6 A Wrestling Match Ends in a Murder. DELTA, La., June 23. – [Picayune Special] While the construction train of the V.S. & P. Railroad was lying here last night two negroes by the name of Sidney Daniels and Bob Simmons engaged in a friendly wrestling match, which resulted in the latter getting killed. It seems as though Simmons got angry at the way Daniels used him, and he got a spike maul and commenced beating Daniels on the head, inflicting a terrible gash in his head. They were then separated by the engineer of the train, and no more was thought of the matter until this morning, when Daniels who is watchman of the construction train, called the cook for breakfast. He then went back in the engine and got a lantern, covered with a rag to hide the reflection, and grabbed up a coal pick and struck Simmons in the head while asleep, killing him instantly. He then went and told the cook that he had killed Simmons for what he had done last night to him and that he was to leave the country, which he did. The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, August 11, 1888 Page 2, Column 1 Gov. Howkins, for a number of years a turbulent negro politician of Madison parish and a purchasable commodity in the Louisiana legislature and democratic caucuses, is dead. By his vote in a Democratic caucus, it has been said, Mr. Eustis was made a United Senator and Mr. Jones was defeated at the same time for the same office. The Ouachita Telegraph Saturday, November 3, 1888 Page 2, Column 3 ANOTHER HOMICIDE. [Farmerville Gazzette.] Sunday morning news reached town to the effect that Mr. Luther Hayes, a white man about 35 years of age, was shot and killed at Marion last Saturday evening by a negro named Nathan Broadnax. The particulars of this deplorable affair as we learn them are these: It seems the negro, owed Mr. Luther Hayes the sum of $10, and the latter demanded a settlement. This brought about a dispute, during which the negro became very insulting and finally picked up a plank to strike Mr. Hayes; but at this juncture another negro stepped forward and snatched the board from the hands of the assailant, whereupon the latter ran to the rear of Mr. Roark’s store and seizing a shot gun loaded with squirrel shot discharged the contents into Mr. Hayes’ side from a distance of about 20 feet. After living about six hours the wounded man expired. The deed was committed under the eye of a number of persons who started out in pursuit of the murderer, but he made his escape. He is about 5 feet 7 inches high, weighs about 150 pounds, has long white teeth in front, is black and about 20 years old. He is still being pursued and we hope that the posse will be successful in effecting his capture. The deceased leaves a wife and four children to mourn his loss. In addition to the above, Mr. W.F. Millsaps who returned home from Farmerville Thursday, says there is considerable excitement in the parish and that further trouble is apprehended. On Monday a party of men who had gone in pursuit of the murderer captured a negro who was implicated in the murder in some way and hung him, afterwards riddling his body with bullets. A posse is still in pursuit of the principal murderer, he having so far eluded them. Deputy Sheriff McGuire received a telegram Thursday, asking him to send assistance to the posse on the Island, it having been thought that the murderer had made his way to this parish. Two deputies were sent but they returned Thursday evening, having failed to meet the posse or gain any clue as to the whereabouts of the murderer. Mr. Millsaps informed the Telegraph that there was a colony of some 300 negroes near Marion who are in the habit of giving much trouble and the opinion prevails that several of their leaders will be killed before the excitement abates. The rumor on the streets here that a deputy sheriff had been killed in attempting to arrest the murderer seem to be without foundation. # # #